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May 30, 2021 · 1. SS Thistlegorm – Ras Mohammed, Egypt. Located in the northern section of Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm is known to many as the best wreck dive in the world. A popular liveaboard stop, it’s accessible by both dive safari and day trips from Sharm El-Sheikh.
Oct 9, 2024 · There are innumerable wreck dives around the planet, but Scuba Diver Editor-in-Chief Mark Evans has compiled a list of 10 of the world's best wreck diving destinations to whet your appetite for future diving adventures.
- The Yongala, Australia. Claiming the title of the best wreck dive in the world, is the Yongala. Full of life you may see manta rays, sea snakes, octopuses, turtles, bull sharks, tiger sharks, clouds of fish and beautiful coral.
- Thistlegorm, Egyptian Red Sea. Thistlegorm is Gaelic for Blue Thistle. A British vessel, it was attacked from the air and sunk in 1941 whilst carrying a cargo of war supplies: rifles, motor bikes, train carriages, trucks.
- USAT Liberty, Bali, Indonesia. The Liberty sits on a black sand slope, almost parallel to the beach and is only 30 m offshore. She lies between 9 and 30 m of water and is totally encrusted in fabulously coloured anemones, gorgonians and corals.
- President Coolidge, Vanuatu. Originally a large, luxury, liner, the President Coolidge became a troop carrier during the war. She sank after hitting mines.
- Odyssey, Roatan, Honduras. Split ideally into three pieces, this photogenic wreck in Roatan, Honduras is one of the most well visited in the world. Perfectly placed in an ideal setting, the vertical shaft of the Odyssey reaches 85 feet tall, making for a unique and inspirational experience.
- U-352, North Carolina, USA. Quietly waiting in the cold waters of the Atlantic, the U-352 submarine is one of the most appreciated submarine wrecks in the United States, and is found in North Carolina.
- Thistlegorm, Sharm-El-Sheik, Egypt. Be sure to check out the cargo on the Thistlegorm, a ship sunk in Egypt in 1941. There are bikes, rifles, train carriages, and trucks in tow, all encrusted in an ever growing film.
- Bianca C, Grand Anse, Grenada. Sunk in the fall of 1961, there was a fatal explosion in boiler room in the Bianca C while it was anchored in St. George’s Harbor in Grenada.
- Andrea Doria. A luxurious ocean liner and an icon of national pride as the largest, fastest and allegedly safest of all Italian ships of the time. While heading for New York she collided with the Stockholm in one of history’s most infamous maritime disasters.
- USS Atlanta. In her short life the Atlanta played a pivotal role in the Pacific War theatre, escorting famous aircraft-carriers such as USS Enterprise and USS Hornet back and forth between Pearl Harbor and Midway before moving on to the Solomon Islands.
- Bianca C. Not many ships can brag about being wrecked twice, but Bianca C can. Construction began in France during WW2 but the unfinished hull was scuttled by German troops.
- HMHS Britannic. If Titanic did not rest at 3800m, this site would probably be the star of any wreck-diver’s wish-list. Fortunately, her sister-ship is within diveable depths, but only for the most experienced technical divers, because 120m in the busy Kea Channel outside Athens is a challenging dive by any measure.
May 17, 2023 · Experience the thrill of exploring the best wreck dives in the world. Our guide takes you on a journey to the top five global destinations, from the historical SS Thistlegorm in Egypt to the vast USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in the Florida Keys.
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Apr 1, 2021 · April 1, 2021. THE WORLD OF WRECK DIVING. Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands. Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands is one of the world’s best wreck dive locations, thanks to the presence of wrecks from the German High Seas Fleet, famously scuttled by their interned crews in Scapa Flow in 1919.
